Law 3852/2012 requires each municipality to set up a council for the integration of immigrants (SEM) by means of decision by the municipal council as an advisory body to the municipality for facilitating the integration of immigrants into the local community. The councils for immigrant integration are composed of five (5) to eleven (11) members, who are designated by the relevant city council. Members are appointed from municipal councilors and representatives of immigrant organizations. Participation in these boards is honorary and unpaid. The task of immigrant integration councils is to identify and investigate problems faced by immigrants living permanently in the region of the municipality in question regarding: their integration into the local community, their contact with state institutions or the municipal authority. The SEM submits suggestions to the city council to develop local actions to promote the smooth integration of immigrants. In general, to assist in solving the problems immigrants face. The new regulation voted by the Council of the Municipality of Thessaloniki covers not only immigrants but also refugees. By his decision of 2868 / 30-5-2017, the Mayor of Thessaloniki appointed the Municipal Councilor from the majority party, Sofia Aslanidou, as Deputy Municipal Councilor for Social Support and Integration Actions for Immigrants and Refugees of the Municipality of Thessaloniki. This decision underlines the special importance of the Municipality in creating a framework for organizational structures to develop actions and strategy for the smooth integration of refugees. Since the autumn of 2015, the Municipality of Thessaloniki has begun cooperating with the Ministry of Immigration in the central government, international organizations, neighboring municipalities and local community organizations. The aim is to coordinate actions for the proper management of the refugee crisis in a way that ensures decent living conditions for beneficiaries of international protection within the wider Thessaloniki area while simultaneously striving to ensure that social cohesion and peaceful coexistence between all social groups are maintained. The Municipality of Thessaloniki, by developing multi-level actions (Education, Social Policy, Region, Media), aspires to a holistic view of addressing the smooth integration of refugees.